As I write this, my eyes have returned to normal. That expired eye gel I used a few days ago did not do any lasting or permanent damage to my eyes, as far as I can tell. A friend of mine expressed gratitude for my not having gone blind because of my decision to use said eye gel. I'm equally grateful that I didn't go blind. Writing and doing most things in life would be even more challenging to do had I gone blind. But all the dryness and redness that once plagued my eyes is now gone. Life can resume, I suppose.
I worked again today. The office was mostly empty, though Gorgon decided to come into the office about 20 minutes after I did. I'm usually able to ignore her, especially when I have my gaming headset on (yes, I'll use a wired gaming headset plugged into my phone to listen to YouTube and Spotify being that these types of headsets are able to drown out and nullify most, of not all, ambient office noise), but not long after she got there, she goes into these random sneezing fits for a good half hour. I guess my headset isn't impervious to sneezing, because I could hear her, though not necessarily loud or clear, but just enough to discern that there was sneezing going on. I offered her at least one "bless you", with no kind of response. It turns out she too had her headphones on and so I'm going to assume that she did not hear me. That's probably just as well, being that I was able to ignore her and continue doing what I needed to do. I still don't go out of my way to talk to Gorgon because I have no reason to do so and talking to her serves me absolutely no purpose. She's just kind of there, I guess, taking up space and talking to her, at least for me, is not enriching or fun.
The entrance to the office men's room still smells like marijuana. I'm not saying anything about it to anyone, but the scent still lingers.
Kate McAllister died yesterday. As it turns out, so did Delia Deetz. If you know your movies, you'll know exactly who each of their fictional mothers are. They were both played by the recently departed, Catherine O'Hara, in Home Alone and Beetlejuice respectively. O'Hara died yesterday at the age of 71, somewhere in the Los Angeles area. As of this writing, I don't believe that her cause of death was revealed, but it doesn't really matter all that much. She's gone now. I wasn't a huge fan of hers, but that's just another piece of Hollywood who has left us and it's a reminder, at least for me, of how slowly, but surely, my childhood will gradually die and disappear into oblivion as the years progress. I didn't really care for the Home Alone movies, but I know that at least the first two movies have long since become part of the holiday season. If it matters, Peter McAllister (John Heard) died back in 2017, also at the age of 71. It looks like Kevin McAllister will have to go the rest of his life alone, or at least, without both parents. It happens and I guess it's all part of life.
Lamont Sanford also died yesterday. He was 79. Prostate cancer. Palm Springs, CA. Most people may not know the actor who played Lamont Sanford, of Sanford & Son fame, but I remember Demond Wilson. I could see people confusing Wilson for Ted Lange and vice versa. Mom loved Sanford & Son and would watch the show regularly, not only during its original run, but also when it was still airing well into syndication. I'll still watch Sanford & Son to this day. The style of writing and humor from that show would definitely be condemned today, which is actually the reason why I still watch it today. I miss that kind of humor and I'm willing to bet that we'll never see that sort of writing in a television show ever again. The world went and got all fucking sensitive, to where the humor of yesteryear could never survive today. I'll still consume that off-color humor and enjoy it like I was still kid when I first started watching it.
Mom also loved comedian Redd Foxx, who played Lamont's father, Fred G. Sanford. Foxx died back in 1991 at the age of 68. Heart attack. I want to say that most, if not the entire cast of Sanford & Son is now deceased with Wilson's passing. I haven't researched it or anything and this is just a hunch. You figure that with the show having ended its original run in 1977, nearly 50 years ago, many of the people associated with the show have likely passed on. Wilson was likely one of the last ones to go, if not the last. Either way, it looks like Fred and Lamont are finally back together again after nearly 35 years.
I haven't played Battlefield 6 for much of January and really, it's only because I've been too lazy to get up and change discs in the PS5. As I write this, UFC 5 is in the PS5. I last played UFC 5 two days ago. I need to practice up in that game because I am terrible at it. I'm stuck in that rut where because I'm bad at the game, I don't play it. Because I don't play it, I'm not getting better at it. Such a vicious cycle. I hope that one day, I'll be motivated to play the game and improve upon my poor skills.
I'm looking to relax the rest of the night. Probably watch more nonsense of YouTube (eviction videos, Australian airport customs videos, videos about why Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is so fucking dumb). Maybe I'll play a game, possible even UFC 5? I could crank out another entry. I figure I'll be awake for another three hours or so. The possibilities are endless.
Actually, they're not.
I don't do stuff. My life remains pretty mundane.
I'm just sort of here, taking in all this oxygen...and maybe doing some writing in between taking those breaths.
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